Example sentences of "[that] a [noun] [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The word ‘ ransom ’ seems to indicate that a price had to be paid to God in order that he would free people from their sins . |
| 2 | The problem in today 's computer industry is that a company needs to be not just adequately well run but superbly well run to turn in acceptable numbers : Hewlett-Packard Co , now doing over $16,000m of business has 20,000 fewer employees than Digital Equipment Corp , which is still stuck at around $14,500m . |
| 3 | I prefer to apply the principle that a promise intended to be binding , intended to be acted on and in fact acted on , is binding so far as its terms properly apply . |
| 4 | The famous German raid on Coventry on the night of 14 November 1940 brought widespread devastation and civilian demoralisation ( such that a cordon had to be thrown round the city , and news from it heavily censored ) ; likewise , the bombing of the East End of London intimidated its inhabitants far more than the government dared admit at the time . |
| 5 | That a golfer has to be an entrepreneur is an absolutely valid theory . |
| 6 | We had so many articles that a decision had to be taken . |
| 7 | The argument would now tend to be that a child refusing to be toilet trained is not simply enjoying the experience for its own sake . |
| 8 | The precedent suggests the inclusion of a plan and , while it is suggested that where the premises are clearly defined there is no necessity for a plan , there is little doubt that a plan stated to be for identification purposes ( and thereby preventing the plan from prevailing over the verbal description ) is advisable . |
| 9 | Rulers who argue that a country has to be well-off before it can afford to be politically decent to its people are generally providing themselves with an excuse for continuing in their bad old ways . |
| 10 | It is important that a relationship continues to be built on love as the marriage grows and progresses . |
| 11 | The case of Instan seems to be authority for the proposition that a common-law duty was imposed upon the defendant to continue to care for her aunt , having once undertaken this responsibility.55 It would seem to follow from the fact that a relationship has to be created for the duty to arise that if the relationship ceases by one party releasing and absolving the other of his obligations , the duty also ceases . |
| 12 | On one memorable day , with Jerry and two other ‘ stalwarts ’ to back me up with moral support , I decided that a stand had to be made . |
| 13 | The three senior judges agreed that a balance had to be struck between the interests of the children and their parents — and Lord Hope said the parents ' interests were also of very great importance . |
| 14 | While the national coach catalogued a list of players rich in promise who will be seen ‘ down the line , ’ Roxburgh is mindful that a balance has to be maintained in the interests of qualifying for the World Cup finals next year . |
| 15 | It could be argued that this is an organization matter not an accounting one ; that a control needs to be introduced which prevents managers artificially postponing cash payments , e.g. a rule that all invoices must be paid within a specific time . |
| 16 | I think that a horse has to be a minimum of 7/8 bred now to become a top class event horse . |
| 17 | We discovered that a paella needed to be ordered at lunchtime for the evening , and went back to eat it while watching boats come back in the gathering gloom . |
| 18 | It had been suggested during the conference that a librarian tends to be " liberal " : to offer his whole stock and invite the student to select ; whereas the educational technologist tends to be directive : he guides tutors and students to particular ends . |
| 19 | An important effect of adopting a Loans Fund ( or any other ‘ loans pool ’ ) is that a distinction has to be made between loan repayment and loan redemption : |
| 20 | It may be , too , that a distinction needs to be drawn between groups which have a non-executive membership and groups which do not : the Child Poverty Action Group does not have non-executive members . |
| 21 | The economists Clower and Leijonhufvud have argued that a distinction needs to be drawn between Keynesian economics and the economics of Keynes . |
| 22 | Thereafter , a regular visit will be made to ensure that a meal continues to be necessary as there are many others in need of this service . |
| 23 | Sergeant Major , you 've been in the Army for about nigh on twenty years now , do you think that a soldier has to be able to cope with that sort of taunting and name calling when he 's on the streets of Belfast for example . |
| 24 | Recall from Chapter 12 that an allowance has to be made for the fact that a given sum of money to be received in the future is worth less than the same sum received now . |
| 25 | First , the realisation that an activity needs to be improved by x% ; this is the eye-opening process . |